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Candace Buckner
candace.buckner@indystar.com

The Indiana Pacers have shown depth with a nine-man rotation on the court but inside the coaches' office, head coach Frank Vogel simply depends on his strong three-man unit.

Vogelrevealed Sunday that his trio of assistant coaches - longtime staffer Dan Burke and new additions Nate McMillan and Popeye Jones - rotate handling the scouting report on opponents. It's common practice in the NBA to assign game preparation to assistant coaches and on Sunday, Burke had the responsibility of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

"By the time, one game is done, the next team is thoroughly scouted and prepared ...